Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8434, Joseph Essig, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Vi 6
Essig Joseph or Essick or Essix
S 8434
Born in Germany - To Penn -
CONTENTS
Carded

North Carolina 23.150
Joseph Ebsig alias Ebsick or Ebsig Davidson in the State of N. Carolina who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Riddle of the Regt commanded by Colonel in the V. B. Cav. — time for 9 months —
Le Hampton
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Nov: 33. and sent E. Shober. Salem — N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 75 Lieut. allowance ending Mar: 34 15
$90
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by et Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 53

State of North Carolina Stokes County
This 3 day of May AD 1882 Com
before me John C Blum, one of the Acting Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid John Essig and Markick Oath that he is now about sixty two One year of age, that he is the son of Joseph Essig aged about ninety one year, - that he always understood and believes that his Father was born in some part of Germany - and came to this County and landed in Phila- delphia in the year 1752 where he resided some years, and as he further understands and believes - that his Father came to North Carolina when Apparent was about 2 years old, and after remaining some two or three years, his Father with his Family moved to the State of Kentucky or to that part of the Country now called Kentucky - Apparent states that he was then very young not over five or six years of age - but he recollects the circumstances of starting from home (Rowan County) - he recalls that as he recollects that the Country where they went to was a wild Country - and that while in this Country he recollects there were wolves - and that his Father done
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in a Fort on Licking River as a Middle man for at least nine months — He recollects that a Capt Redd commanded in the Fort — He recollects that his Father was frequently engaged out of the Fort on scouting parties — At that time was then young. He recollects the services in the fort with him — as the first level in the fort with him — and the service is particularly fresh in his memory for the circumstances that dead bodies were frequently brought into the fort — and is entirely sensible that the service was during the revolutionary war — and he is informed and believes that his Father's service was that of a spy — six months of the time at least — Affiant further states that his Father finding himself in trouble and in the back wood moved back to his with his family to Rowan County North Carolina where he and his during the revolutionary war some short time before the Battle at Guilford — have remained in Kentucky not two years — when Affiant has lived ever since the greater part of the time in the County of Stokes — Affiant further states that he his Father is very aged and

anderfern. poor & unable to work. That affect is poor as well as the other Brother & Sister.
Sworn to & subscribed John E. Ely before me. —
John C. Blum J.P.
I John C Blum justify the pecuniary — as aforesaid that form such argument with John Ely — That he is a man of veracity and credit — and that his statement is entitled to credit —
John C. Blum J.P.

State of North Carolina Stokes County
ss.
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for Stokes County certify that John G. Blum before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is a duly commissioned qualified & acting Justice of the peace in for our said County & that his signature as such is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name. This 26th August 1833
M c Hill. c.c.c.
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Alvin H. ...
8434 INVALID.
Rev. ...
File No. 8434
Joseph E. ... alias ... Rev. ... War
Act: June 7 th 1834
Index: — Vol. 14 , Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thurs. night Recall

State of North Carolina Davidson County
Be it remembered that at a Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions begun & held for said County at the Court House in Lexington on the 2 nd Monday in August 1833 and on the fourth day of said term being the 15 th day of August as aforesaid the following record was made
(to wit)
Samuel Gaither Esquire who has been (at the General Election for the County aforesaid) duly elected Clerk of the Court aforesaid, (of which said Court David Mock has heretofore and up to this time acted as Clerk of said Court) came into open court and entered into bonds and took the oaths of Office as prescribed by law for his qualification - And at the same time the aforesaid David Mock by the request of the said Sam d Gaither Clerk as aforesaid qualified and took the necessary oaths of Office as Deputy Clerk of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at Office this 16 th day of August 1833
Sam d Gaither Clerk By D. Mock D.C.

28.024
Declaration of Joseph Epsig alias Epick of David's Creek N.C.
Admit as a private Indian Spy 9 mo. $ 30.00
E. Shober Salem

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 June 1832
State of North Carolina
Davie County
On this 14 th day of August A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Sessions for the County of Davie Joseph Essig also Erick or Essig a resident of said County of Davie and State of North Carolina aged ninety one years, who being first duly sworn, ac- knowledged that he made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832, - He states that he was born in Germany in the year 1742 - that he has no record of his age - that he landed in Philadelphia when very young - as early as 1758 - that he continued in Philadelphia or neighborhood until he had married shortly after which he moved to North Carolina Davie County then Rowan County, where he continued to reside until the Revolution war had commenced, that in the year 1777 or 1778 in the course of a bitter Country & bitter time he removed to that part of the Western Country now the State of Kentucky - with his family - and the family of his Brother and saw Casper Brown, where he continued to reside two years - that during his stay there

then, chiefly to protect the Country against the aggressions of the Indians. The Militia was called out, or embodied - by order of the proper authority. - Then he first volunteered in a Company commanded by Capt May under whom he served for some time at least then in company against the Indians in the the  the afterwards volunteered under a Capt Reddick for six months - and spent in building a Fort in Liberty now when his company lay at the the with many of the neighboring who  who  to  to protect from the Indians - Then his company frequently spent from the fort in guard of the enemy & besides which he was not frequently from the fort on scouting parties a considerable time to his service was that of app - that he served out his term and served as a private  private at least as a private - first three months under Capt May and six months under Capt Reddick, that the service was of the most dangerous & bloody character. That attacks were frequently made on the fort by the Indians - and  and on one occasion he saw soldiers frequently scalped before his eyes as it were - from old age and consequence loss of memory. None who previously recollected the year in which the service was per- formed - but thinks it was in the year 1770 or 1779 - That he has no recollection whether his company was attached to any Regiment - neither for he recollected that he served with any regular troops

He states that he was discharged by his Captain in which discharge he has lost, that he never received a Commission - He states that shortly after trouble came in Kentucky after having remained there two years he moved back into the  state of North Carolina to the Court of Rowan where he has resided ever since. That he returned to North Carolina some short time before the Battle of Guilford - much poorer than he went - his little property having been chiefly plundered by the Indians, that he has continued to reside in the Court of Rowan ever since affidavit further states that he left his son in Law Cooper Brown & his sister in Law in Kentucky & went in the post-exchange My being so poor having been plundered of every thing, to return - That so shortly after he left Kentucky he was divided and between what was taken by the British & Indians and other relations and perhaps others came as prisoners to Fort Detroit, where they had continued to reside ever since -
He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no persons whom testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except the appended affidavit of his son John & what affidavit by least he refers

He relinquishes every claim in the court to a pension or annuity except the pension and that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
He states that in his neighborhood he is known to John DeLapp & John Beck who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution
Sworn to & subscribed
in open Court 14 Aug 1831
David Mock Bldg
Joseph M Epsig
We John DeLapp & John Beck residing in the County of Sandusky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Epsig who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that in his belief he is the same man of years ago that he is reported and believed where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that in course of that operation
sworn to & subscribed before me in open Court this 14 Aug 1831
D. Mock Bldg
John DeLapp
John Beck
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the matter being a fact  fact  fact  fact  fact  fact by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and entitled to a state - and the court further certifies that it appears to them that John DeLapp & John Beck

who regard the preceding certificates as a discharge an undertakings in the Court of Stoks anders credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit, the Court further certifies that they are satisfied that no delay was incurred in the immediate return of the Applicant whom he could procure to testify for him
Thos. Hampton JP
Sebastian Hunt J.P. Esda
Jno. B. Smith JP
J. Samuel Gaither clerk of the Court Court of Oandria do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Epsig also Epsick or Epsin for a peremptory mandamus whereof I have herewith my hand & seal of office this 16 th day of Aug 1855
Sam Gaither clerk
By
David Mark. Dk.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Essop, Samuel GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9356 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 14, 1798 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.